education Notes

New Church School To Host Open House

The Washington New Church School, which teaches students from kindergarten through 10th grade, will host an open house Jan. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the school, 11914 Chantilly Ln., Mitchellville.

For information, call 301-464-5602.

The evening, open to current and prospective students and their parents, will include a presentation about the school, its grades and subjects offered.

Fire Department Gives Talk on Safety, Prevention

The Prince George's County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department conducted a fire safety assembly Dec. 18 at Oxon Hill Middle School. Thomas J. Brown, 13, who was killed in a Nov. 30 fire at his Oxon Hill home, had been a student at the school.

Firefighters, medics and educators spoke to the teenager's fellow seventh-graders and other students about fire prevention, the importance of smoke alarms and practicing a home escape plan.

Law Firm Donation Helps Establish Scholarship

The University of Maryland School of Law received a $50,000 donation from the Baltimore firm Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver to establish an annual law and public service scholarship.

The scholarship, to be named for one of the firm's founding members, former Baltimore Circuit Court judge Edgar P. Silver, will be awarded to a third-year law student planning a career in public service. Law school Dean Karen H. Rothenberg will head the committee that will make the selection each year.

-- Compiled by AKEYA DICKSON

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